HAMILTON — A healthcare provider in southwest Ohio faces 31 felony charges for allegedly defrauding Ohio’s Medicaid program of more than $12 million, Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday.
“This was complete fraud – top to bottom,” Yost said. “I’m proud of our team of skilled investigators who put in the shoe-leather work needed to build and prosecute this criminal case.”
A Butler County grand jury on Wednesday indicted Robert Haley, 63, of Cincinnati, on charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, aggravated theft, Medicaid fraud, telecommunications fraud, tampering with evidence and 26 counts of forgery.
Haley was arrested by the Cincinnati Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit and transported to the Butler County jail, where he remains in custody.
In early 2025, Yost’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit began investigating Haley following a referral from the Ohio Department of Medicaid. Investigators uncovered widespread fraudulent billing activity tied to QIS LLC, a behavioral-health clinic owned and operated in Butler County by Haley, who is a licensed social worker and an independent chemical-dependency counselor.
Evidence shows that, between January 2020 and May 2026, Haley was allegedly responsible for more than 60,000 fraudulent Medicaid claims for services that were not provided, resulting in more than $12 million in improper payments.
The alleged scheme involved billing Medicaid for therapeutic behavioral services to children in Butler County after-school programs.
Family members of the children told investigators that they knew nothing about the services and that their signatures on consent forms and service plans appeared to be forged.
Witnesses confirmed that no therapeutic behavioral services were provided.
Haley’s arraignment was scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Attorneys with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit are prosecuting the case.
Indictments are criminal allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proved guilty in a court of law.
The Ohio Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $16,553,872 for federal fiscal year 2026. The remaining 25% – totaling $5,517,956 for FY 2026 – is funded by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.